Аттестационная работа. What do symbols tell us?

of English speaking countries:
the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand

of Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand?

inform pupils about national symbols, emblems and interesting facts of these countries.
To find out the connection of Symbols with the history of Anglo-Speaking Countries.
To encourage the pupils to study material about Anglo-Speaking Countries.
To make a Anglo-Russian guide project which will help to prepare for English Olympiad of Ural Region.

Northern Ireland

The United States of America

Canada

Australia
New Zealand

London East enders
speak Cockney

Irish and Scottish are from
Gaelic, Celtic family

Welsh is from
old English,
Celtic group

American English

Australian English
Strine

English, French

English

Elizabeth II the British Queen only on the American bank notes, because she is the head of the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand but not the USA. Pound is used only in the UK. Canada, Australia and New Zealand and the USA use dollar but every country has its national dollar.

Ireland consists of four parts: EnglandThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of four parts: England, WalesThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of four parts: England, Wales , ScotlandThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of four parts: England, Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland. The name of the flag is the Union Jack.

George`s Cross

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Scotland
St Andrew`s Cross

First British flag 1606

1603-1606

Northern Ireland St Patrick`s Cross

1606-1707 was also used by Scotland

from the date of the Union 1801

Wales Flag isn’t included
in the Union Jack

The Union Jack is used

of England. It is a famous sign of English kings. There was a “War of Red and White Roses”, that fought for the English crown. In 1486 the Red Rose of Lancaster's’ House and the White Rose of York's House were united and were called “Tudors’ Rose”.

The Saint of England is St George
St. George Day is on 23-d April

This is St George's Cross on English Flag

rivers of England

The most important river
in the UK is the Thames in London

England. It is situated on the Thames. London is more than a thousand years old. The most famous older buildings in London are Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament (Westminster Palace), the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and Westminster Abbey.

Sights of London

It consists of the West End,
the East End, the City and Westminster

Londinium was the Roman name for London Cockney is the East End language

Paul`s Cathedral

about Wales

Snowdon is the highest
peak of Wales

Red Dragon is on the flag of Wales
But this flag is not included in the Union Jack

Wales is a country of hills and mountains, with deep rivers and valleys. Cardiff is the capital of Wales.

see people walking with leeks pinned to their coats. A leek is a national emblem of Wales. The day is actually called Saint David’s Day.

Wales has got old names
Cymru means “friend” and Cambria

Eisteddfod festival is the
Festival of music and poetry

Later daffodil became
the symbol of Wales
as well. Because in
March the daffodils
are in blossom

Prince Charles became the Prince of Wales in 1969.
In 1301 King Edward`s son was given the title “The prince of Wales” first time

of Scotland. Scotland was an independent Kingdom until in 1603 King James VI of Scotland became the King of England too, and from that time the countries were under the same monarch.
A visit to Scotland often begins in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. Edinburgh is an old city with many interesting buildings.
St Andrew is the Saint patron of Scotland
On 30-th November is St. Andrew`s Day
.

St. Andrew

mountain in Scotland
and in Great Britain

Clan is a Scottish family
Scotsmen wear kilts made of tartan.
Every clan has its own pattern of tartan

Interesting facts about Scotland

Scottish
music on the Bagpipes

Highland Fling

The Scots are great lovers of sports

Parades of Clans

Haggis is traditional
Scottish dish

Scotland speaks English but some words are different

Auld Lang Syne is translated as
“The days of long ago”
It is Robert Burns` carol

There are lot of
legend about
Loch Ness monster.
It is called Nessie

Gaelic is taught in Scottish schools at present

national emblem in the 15th century. There is a legend that, in the VIII century, an army of invading Vikings were creeping up at night to attack Stirling castle, the ancient seat of the Scottish kings. One of the barefoot Viking raiders stepped on a thistle and let out a yell of pain. The noise woke the Scots up, who rushed out of the castle and defeated the Vikings in the battle that followed.

If you come to Edinburgh by train from the south, the first thing you see is Edinburgh Castle. It stands high over the city.

its capital and the youngest capital in the world
Ireland is so green that is called Emerald Ireland

Hiberia is the Roman name of Ireland
Southern Republic Ireland is called Eire.
Northern Ireland- Ulster (Ольстер)

religious holiday, St. Patrick’s Day. On St. Patrick’s Day people decorate their houses, schools, and streets with green shamrocks. And they all wear something green.

The symbol of Ireland is the shamrock. The legend says that St Patrick showed the three leaves to demonstrate the concept of the Holy Trinity.

is Belfast.

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Beef is the largest Ireland's export.

Boiled bacon and cabbage is Ireland's most popular traditional dish.

Interesting facts about Emerald Ireland

on the Irish 10-pound note.

The official emblem of Ireland is
the harp.

Ireland's national animal is the horse.

Murphy is the most common
surname.

Some of the oldest surnames are prefixed by 'Mac' (a son of) or 'O' (grandson of).

Interesting facts about Emerald Ireland

Gaelic. Gaelic is the old language of Ireland and there were times when it almost disappeared. Nowadays, it's a compulsory subject in Irish schools.

There is a legend about Irish flag. O'Neil's hand was cut by himself to reach the bank of the river first. He won a competition to be a king but he lost his hand.

D.C. The flag of the USA has 13 red and white stripes representing the original 13 states and 50 stars – for each of the 50 states of the country.

The national symbol of America is the bald eagle.

The first President of the United States is
George Washington

1867, it belonged to Russia. Then Alexander II sold it to the US for $ 7.2 million. Alaska is the COLDEST state in the US.

3 December 1775
–14 June 1777

Union Jack
+13 Stripes

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№2

№3
14 June 1777–1 May 1795
It shows Independence
from Great Britain (4 July 1776- Independence day)

13 Stars
+13 States

1 May 1795–3 July 1818
From 1818 only on the 4
July joined States to the
USA

The flag of the USA has 13 red
and white stripes representing
the original 13 states and 50
stars – for each of the 50 states
of the country.

The last and present flag

4 July 1959–3 July 1960

13 Stripes +
49 States

15 Stars+
13 Stripes

Ship was called Santa Maria

In 1620 on the Mayflower the first pilgrims from Great
Britain came to
America

Amerigo de Vespucci described
his travelling around a large land.
And this land was named by his
name

A member of the group of people that has lived in America from the earliest times is an Indian

State of the
US

Rhode Island is the
smallest state of the US

Alaska's McKinley mountain is the
tallest in the US

The hottest place in the US
is the Death Valley

in the US

Grand Canyon is in
Arizona

The Golden Gate Bridge
is in San Francisco

the US Congress . It consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives

White House is the place
where the US president lives

The author of the
Declaration of
Independence is the
president Thomas Jefferson

Rushmore
Into this mountain the faces of four US presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt have been carved.

is the largest city in the US. Over 8 million people live here. During the day the population
grows to over 20 million, as people travel to the city to work.

Boston is the oldest “tea town”

New Amsterdam is the old name of
Los Angeles (LA). It is the second
biggest city of the US.

The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic Bartholdi and was given to the US by France in 1884 as a symbol of Franco-American friendship.

In 1776 the US became Free Country from Great Britain.

Thanksgiving day is celebrated in autumn to thank the Nature for the harvest of the year. The traditional dish of this day is Roast Turkey

Pledge of Allegiance to the flag

1964
Two red stripes are Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Maple leaf is Canadian Nation. Red colour belongs to
St George's Cross (Great Britain) and
white colour belongs to French Monarchy.

One of the variants

Canada is Ottawa.

Canadians have a special celebration in honour of this sweet drink. It is Maple syrup.

The official colours of Canada are white (French part ) and red (English part).
Canadian hockey team are wearing white and read uniform. Hockey is very popular in Canada

The Canadian head of state is the British Queen

Canada has two official languages. They are English and French.

snow house built by the Inuits (Eskimos) is called Igloo.

large white seven-pointed star
is known as the Commonwealth Star
6 states of Australia + Neighborhoods

Union Jack shows who is the
head of these countries.

was used like a sky
map for navigation

Union Jack +Southern Cross

Since 1902 see four main stars of the Southern cross. it became a national flag. On the flag you can

Elizabeth II

Southern Cross

emblem of the Australian Government – was granted by King George V in 1912. The arms consist of a shield containing the badges of the six states. The native Australian fauna – a kangaroo and an emu. A yellow-flowered native plant, wattle, also appears in the design.

The small Union Jack represents the historical link with Britain, the large seven-pointed star represents the six States and the Territories, and the small stars form the Southern Cross – a prominent feature of the southern hemisphere night sky.

The koala is one of the best known and most loved animals in Australia. They eats eucalyptus leaves, seldom drink. They sleep all day and move about and feet at night.

The Sydney Opera House is set like a glittering diamond against the blue waters of the beautiful harbour.

of the 2000 Olympics
and the biggest city of Australia is
Sydney

The longest river in Australia is the Darling

of Australia for Britain is James Cook

Abel Janszoon Tasman is the
Dutch sea captain sailed around Australia without sighting it. During his voyage, he discovered an island which was renamed in his honour in 1855 Tasmania

A member of the group of people that has lived in Australia from the earliest times is an Aborigine.

Australian people speak English but their English is a bit different from British or American English. They have their own special words and phrases called Strine

which produces a strong smelling of oil used in medicine for treating colds is Eucalyptus

An Australian bird, a type of parrot with a lot of large feathers on the top of its head is Cockatoo

An Australian wild dog is called Dingo.

One of Australia's best known birds is
an ostrich. It can run very fast.

You can see
a black swan on Australian coat of arms

3,6 kilometers long. Uluru is 600 million years old. The best time to see it is at the end of the day, when its colour changes from yellow to gold, red and then purple . Uluru is a sacred place for Australia's native people, the Aborigines. They believe that it's full of spirits

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world and the only living thing on our planet that can be seen from space!

Zealand since 1865. It is the southern most capital city in the world. It is built on high hills around a picturesque harbour.

New Zealand has another name, which means 'the land of the long white cloud' in the Maori language “Aotearoa”
The head of the country is the British Queen

Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand. It is often called the 'City of Sails' because its two harbours are dotted with hundreds of yachts.

The first Maori settled in New Zealand about a thousand years ago. They came from Polynesia and were excellent sailors and fierce warriors.

Abel Tasman gave the country its present name New Zealand.

Kiwi, a bird which lives in the forest. It is found nowhere else in the world. The kiwi is the national emblem of New Zealand. It's an unusual bird. It has nostrils at the end of its beak and it can't fly.

Interesting facts about New Zealand

New Zealand's
highest mountain.

Interesting facts about New Zealand

It's never very hot or very cold in New Zealand because it is surrounded by water. The coldest month is July , and the warmest month is January in New Zealand.

the world were invented in New Zealand! They are Zorbing and bungee jumping.

The New Zealand Rugby team is called 'The All Blacks' . They wear black shirts and shorts.

All Blacks usually perform a Haka, the traditional Maori war dance.

объектах Канады, Америки, Австралии и Новой Зеландии является следствием колониальной политики Соединенного Королевства.
2. Британский флаг Union Jack был на флагах и объектах англоязычных стран, показывая колониальную зависимость этих стран от Соединенного Королевства. На американском флаге нет британских символов. Флаги Канады, Австралии и Новой Зеландии содержат британские символы, показывая связь с Великобританией т. к. и сейчас, хотя и формально, главой этих стран является Британская королева Елизавета II.
3. На Английском языке говорят в Великобритании, Канаде, Америке, Австралии и Новой Зеландии. Но Английские языки в каждой из этих стран отличаются от Британского языка.

Американских банкнотах т.к. она не является главой США. Но ее портрет можно найти на долларах Канады, Австралии и Новой Зеландии т.к. Елизавета II является главой этих стран. В основном большинстве англоязычных стран национальной валютой является доллар. Несмотря на то, что распространение денег стало следствием колониальной политики Соединенного Королевства, валюта Великобритании не прижилась в колониях, которые со временем стали вынуждены выпускать свою валюту. Этой валютой и стал доллар.
5. Все символы очень тесно связаны с историей каждой страны и также символы показывают связь между стран